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Series Code: UBR
Program Code: UBR190014A
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00:01 Would you dedicate your wedding gifts to ministry?
00:03 Well stay tuned to meet a couple 00:05 who did just that. 00:06 My name is Jason Bradley, 00:07 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:32 Hello, and welcome to Urban Report. 00:34 My guests today are Michael Edwards 00:36 The 7th Scroll President 00:38 and his wife Joanna-Marie Edwards, 00:41 The 7th Scroll Secretary. 00:43 Welcome to Urban Report, guys. 00:44 Thank you for having us, Jason. 00:46 It's great to have you. I think I can reach you. 00:49 It's great to have you here. 00:50 You know, I've had the opportunity 00:52 and privilege of sitting down with you 00:54 on a 3ABN Today program 00:57 and just hearing a little bit about your journey 00:59 and The 7th Scroll ministry. 01:03 And I really want to introduce you guys 01:06 to our Dare to Dream viewers. 01:08 So we'll start with you. 01:10 And just tell us a little bit about your background? 01:14 I was raised in the church, 01:16 has been an Adventist my entire life. 01:19 And I got to a point in my life 01:21 where I was just finishing up college 01:24 and really looking for some guidance, 01:26 not just professionally but spiritually. 01:29 And that's where I met Joe. 01:32 I met Joe... Okay. 01:33 We met on Facebook. 01:36 I wouldn't recommend it to be a site 01:39 where you should look for a prospective mate. 01:43 But it just so happened that God allowed us 01:45 to cross paths on Facebook. 01:47 And it was a great time. 01:49 Just because we were both looking 01:51 for that guidance spiritually. 01:52 And both of us being raised in the church, 01:54 it was a perfect opportunity for us 01:57 to tap back into our roots together. 01:59 Nice. Nice. 02:00 And so how did you guys met on Facebook? 02:04 How did that take place? 02:07 We have different versions. 02:10 But my version is that I, 02:14 we don't know how we became friends 02:15 on Facebook. 02:16 I would like to think he friended me and... 02:21 And I accepted. 02:23 And I just like the status of his 02:26 and then he perused all of my pictures and... 02:32 Okay, I have to be on the lookout 02:35 for somebody likes my status 02:36 is what you're saying on Facebook 02:38 is that how it works? 02:40 I mean, I guess that's probably how it's gonna work. 02:42 Okay, okay. 02:45 And tell me a little bit about your background? 02:47 Well, I was born in Trinidad 02:49 and I came up here when I was pretty young, 02:53 about two years old. 02:54 And I've also been in the church 02:57 but you don't take God as serious, 03:02 especially when you're younger. 03:03 And so when I met Mike, 03:07 we had our own issues going on in our lives. 03:11 And, you know, we really said, "Let's get serious. 03:15 Let's start reading our Bible more. 03:17 Let's start praying more." 03:18 And that's what we did. 03:19 Nice. Nice. 03:21 And here you are married today. 03:22 Yes. 03:24 Amen. 03:25 So tell me about The 7th Scroll Ministry. 03:27 What is it all about? 03:28 And how did it get started? 03:29 All right, well, so it got started. 03:32 Kind of when Joe and I met, 03:34 we weren't officially an organization 03:36 or even a ministry 03:38 but as Joe was saying, 03:40 we were looking for that spiritual guidance. 03:42 And as we began praying and reading more, 03:45 God began giving me dreams. 03:47 And in these dreams, 03:48 He speaking to me and kind of draw me closer to Him 03:52 until one day couple months later, 03:54 I audibly heard His voice. 03:56 I'm at worship, 03:57 and at the worship table, and I'm reading my Bible 04:01 and I can hear God's voice literally telling me, 04:04 "I want you to start a bus ministry." 04:06 Wow! 04:07 And I had no idea how to start a bus ministry, 04:10 what that would look like. 04:11 So I called Joe. 04:13 And I said, "Joe, you'll never believe it. 04:14 I heard a voice tell me start a bus ministry." 04:19 So Joe was all in. 04:22 And she thought the idea was a little crazy. 04:27 I think any normal person would. 04:29 Yeah, right. 04:32 But we asked God for some real help. 04:35 And Proverbs tells us in a multitude of counselors 04:38 there's safety. 04:39 And so at church, 04:41 God put us around a beautiful support group of people 04:43 who when we shared this vision of God 04:45 audibly telling me this, 04:48 they were all on board and ready to support it. 04:50 And that's a huge blessing right there because, you know, 04:52 a lot of times you can have a vision, 04:55 but you don't have very much support in that vision. 04:57 So that's a huge blessing right there. 05:00 They were key. 05:01 And so we formed as a nonprofit organization, 05:05 and our charitable service would be the bus ministry. 05:09 And we in sharing this, 05:11 in this charitable service of this bus ministry 05:13 we'll be sharing the everlasting gospel. 05:15 And also our personal testimony on how we got to this point. 05:19 Now we have several pictures 05:20 where we're gonna show what the bus looks like. 05:23 This is a nice bus. 05:24 Right. 05:26 And then we also have, 05:28 you know, pictures with people on the bus 05:31 and everything and... 05:32 So we dedicated the bus, July 27, 2013, 05:37 our pastor then Pastor Penn 05:39 and our elder then Elder Cox pivotal 05:43 along with our church family 05:44 and kind of moving this forward. 05:47 And we are first day on the road was July 27. 05:50 Okay. Oh, 29 sorry, 2013... 05:51 Okay. 05:53 And it was a great day. 05:55 I was crying the whole time 05:57 because I couldn't believe 05:59 that something that God told me in private became so real. 06:04 And it was a blessing just... 06:06 You were seeing His will carried out in your life, 06:09 His plan that He had for you was being fulfilled. 06:12 You took that step out on faith. 06:14 Faith, it was a huge faith leap. 06:17 And it was amazing. 06:18 But before we were able to even get the bus on to the road, 06:22 God was impressing Joe and I to get married. 06:25 And we couldn't quite understand the correlation 06:27 between getting married and getting a bus on the road. 06:31 And as we would share this with our support group, 06:37 who's now our board members, 06:39 they didn't quite understand it either. 06:41 But they were under the impression 06:44 that if God is telling you to get married, 06:47 then we should follow Him. 06:49 Yes. 06:50 And, you know, 1 Samuel tells us, 06:52 "Obedience is always better than sacrifice." 06:55 So we continued down the path of marriage 06:57 and we wanted to plan more 06:59 and seek more money for wedding. 07:02 But God was really impressing us to get married. 07:05 So we invited all our family and friends. 07:08 And we told them, "Look, we're not really interested in, 07:11 you know, monetary gifts or any gifts for that matter. 07:13 Just please just come and share this moment with us. 07:15 You're just so special." 07:17 But they still showered us with gifts. 07:18 And again, we're appreciative for that 07:20 but we found out later on, 07:23 a couple months later that when we found a bus 07:26 how important it was for us 07:27 to actually get married at the time that we did 07:30 because all of the money from that bus. 07:33 I mean, sorry, from the wedding actually paid for the bus. 07:38 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 07:39 Okay, okay, so you took the gifts, 07:43 the money that was given to you for your wedding 07:46 as wedding presents. 07:48 And you invested that into ministry for the bus? 07:53 Yeah. Wow. 07:55 Yeah. Wow. 07:56 And it was something 07:58 that we didn't really have to think twice about. 08:00 Yeah. 08:01 Joe and I was on the same page about it. 08:04 And we were just so happy that God gave us an opportunity 08:07 to give back to Him what He gave to us. 08:10 That says a lot about your dedication 08:11 to the ministry 08:13 and the calling that was placed on. 08:16 So what took place on this bus? 08:19 So on the bus, we will allow people 08:20 to come on and offer free 08:22 and on the bus we would have TVs 08:24 and we will be sharing sermons, will share heavenly music, 08:30 everything that was bringing people 08:32 back to a relationship with Christ. 08:34 We will also have lots of books, Bibles, DVDs, 08:38 tracts on the bus 08:40 that we'll be giving out to the riders as they come on. 08:42 Wow! 08:44 And we ran this bus. 08:46 If you know New York City's extremely busy. 08:48 It is. It is. 08:50 Almost 10 million residents in New York City. 08:54 And so we'll run it up and down 08:56 the busy routes in our city of Brooklyn. 08:59 And as people will come on and off, 09:01 we'll share God's Word with them. 09:03 And if they were so impressed they would leave a donation. 09:05 Wow. Wow. 09:07 So you... Wait a minute. 09:09 So I got to wrap my head around this. 09:12 So you're picking people up, 09:14 you're giving them rides and everything like that. 09:16 And if they were blessed, they would leave a donation. 09:19 Now gas prices in New York City. 09:22 Right. 09:24 Well, really gas prices anywhere now are not cheap. 09:28 But in New York City gas prices are through the roof. 09:31 They are. 09:32 And, but God saw you through? He did. 09:34 Tell me more about the bus? 09:36 So we just really had to trust God 09:37 at every point, every step, 09:40 even down to maintaining the bus. 09:42 You know, purchasing tires for the bus 09:45 was extremely expensive. 09:47 Now one tire can go for over $1,000. 09:49 We had probably about... 09:53 Six. Six to eight tires on the bus. 09:56 So it would definitely require us 09:59 to have dependence on God 10:01 that we probably didn't have before. 10:03 And just having that connection with Him 10:06 was just such a blessing for us 10:09 not just individually, but also as a team. 10:13 And so people will come on and off, 10:16 and we will just share with people the blessings 10:18 that God has given us. 10:19 Amen. 10:21 Joanna, what did your day look like? 10:24 So we woke up really early in the morning. 10:29 We had morning worship, 10:32 and then we will get on the bus for what? 10:38 Five or six hours maybe for morning rush hour. 10:43 Mike will be driving 10:45 and I'll be in the back talking to people. 10:47 We had prayer book, 10:50 and I would in person in prayer, pray with people. 10:53 And it was a blessing. 10:56 We realize that in the prayer book, 10:58 a lot of people's issues 11:00 were either financial or health related. 11:03 And so we really wanted to help in that aspect as well. 11:06 Got you. So financial or health related. 11:09 Tell you what, you have financial problems, 11:11 your health can definitely be impacted 11:13 because stress, anxiety, 11:16 you know, all kinds of things that come as a result of that. 11:20 So when you found out, you know, about these things, 11:25 what did you do? 11:26 You have this information now, 11:29 the finances and health challenges, 11:33 what did you do about it? 11:35 So we remember the Ministry of Healing, 11:38 Jesus outlines for us His method of success. 11:41 So He would mingle with the people, 11:44 understand their needs and then bade them follow Him. 11:47 We noticed that Christ's ministry 11:49 was a very practical one, 11:50 preaching, teaching, and healing. 11:52 And so, if He was going to be of help to the people, 11:56 He wouldn't just give them a theory 11:58 or some sort of abstract idea, 12:01 He would really make it practical. 12:03 And so we prayed and said, 12:05 "Lord, how can we meet the needs of the people 12:07 through health?" 12:08 You know, the bus was great in terms of helping them get 12:11 from point A to point B. 12:13 But if you're still dealing with a health challenge, 12:15 how much more impactful could the gospel be 12:18 if we can meet that health challenge for you? 12:21 So we began coming 12:22 to one of our favorite books Ministry of Healing. 12:25 And the idea of a cooking school came up. 12:28 So we were thinking. 12:30 Now, so okay, so you got the idea of a cooking school. 12:33 But I recall when I was talking to you on 12:37 or interviewing you guys on the today program 12:42 that you said something took place 12:45 that kind of steered you in that direction. 12:48 What happened? 12:50 So as we saw the cooking school 12:53 being a viable option, 12:56 we also saw that people needed food on the spot. 13:00 So we started giving out food on the bus. 13:04 And then it segued into a cooking school. 13:08 But as we had the cooking school going, 13:10 we had our Bible studies going every week, 13:13 we had the bus running full-time. 13:16 And we getting even deeper, 13:17 we're trying to get help people with their lifestyle issues. 13:20 We noticed how overwhelmed we started to feel. 13:23 And as a result, 13:25 we were praying about it, Lord help us. 13:27 We know that, you know, the harvest is plentiful, 13:30 but the laborers are few. 13:32 So, Lord, please help us some way. 13:35 And so as we were coming back from dropping some friends off, 13:38 we pulled into a gas station to refuel. 13:42 And we're right next to a gas pump, 13:45 literally ready to refuel. 13:49 And as we stopped the bus, we turned off the engine. 13:53 We could smell smoke. 13:55 Now it's snowing outside... 13:57 And we actually have before you continue, 13:59 we have a video that we're gonna put up 14:01 and describe that. 14:03 Yeah. 14:06 So we get out. 14:07 Well, before we get out, we smell the smoke. 14:10 Now how the bus was constructed, 14:11 the engine was inside of the bus. 14:14 So we lifted the hood to the engine 14:16 and a huge waft of smoke came out. 14:19 So Joe and I looked at each other, 14:21 we grabbed our coats, and we just darted off the bus, 14:27 just enough time before the bus caught a flame 14:31 and we alerted the attendant 14:34 to kind of shut off the gas valve. 14:35 Yeah. 14:37 And all we could do is just watch the bus burn. 14:39 Man! And... 14:41 That had to be kind of painful to watch here, 14:43 you know, at the beginning the inception, 14:47 you know, getting the bus tears flowing down your face 14:50 because you're excited that, you know, 14:52 God's plan has come into fruition in your life. 14:55 Now you're watching the bus, you know, in flames, on fire. 15:01 What was going through your mind at that time? 15:02 Did you have questions what, I mean? 15:06 And we were just asking why, like, what happened, 15:10 what did we miss? 15:13 But it was a blessing nonetheless. 15:16 When the firefighters actually did take the fire out, 15:21 we went on the bus and Mike's the driver seat, 15:25 my seat was not burned, 15:26 the passenger seats weren't burned. 15:29 The Bibles, books, tracts, nothing was burned. 15:32 It was literally just the front of the bus. 15:37 And so, you know, we really had to... 15:40 Thank God. 15:41 Thank God and now ask Him what to do now. 15:44 Amen. 15:45 You know, in looking at that scenario, 15:47 that situation, the fact that you were asking God like, 15:52 "Okay, well, what's next?" 15:54 Like this isn't the end of ministry. 15:57 And it's interesting that He didn't let 15:59 any of that other like the literature, 16:02 you know, the Bible, all of that stuff, 16:04 none of that burned up. 16:06 So it's not like this is an end to ministry. 16:09 Right. 16:10 This is, I've got something else for you to do. 16:12 Exactly. 16:14 And I think that was the question for us, 16:15 the most pressing question 16:16 over the next couple of weeks, even months. 16:19 We've received a lot of support from the community 16:22 and our local church, 16:23 for people who wanted us 16:25 to get right back out on the bus. 16:26 And as much as we wanted to, we had to think, 16:30 "Well, Lord, what would You want us to do?" 16:32 We understood what we wanted to do 16:35 but we wanna understand what You want us to do. 16:38 And so that took us a little bit of time 16:40 to understand where God was leading us. 16:43 And around that time, Elder Lance Wilbur from Pulse Cafe. 16:46 Okay. 16:47 He sent us Elder Ted Wilson's dissertation 16:51 on urban evangelism in New York City. 16:53 And so we comb through that dissertation, 16:56 and it was highlighting the Bible's view 16:59 and the Spirit of Prophecy's view 17:01 using Jesus example what He would do. 17:04 And we found that in New York City 17:06 health evangelism, 17:07 God wants health evangelism to be paramount. 17:10 And so as we took a step back and kind of evaluated 17:13 where God was taking us up until that point, 17:16 we could see that God was leading us 17:17 in that direction already. 17:19 Yes. 17:20 And so it wasn't the end, 17:21 it was really just the beginning. 17:23 Nice. 17:24 And so we said, "Lord, if this is just the beginning, 17:27 show us what You want us to do 17:28 and how You want us to get it done." 17:30 Wow. 17:31 And so, Joanna, and you were all on board? 17:33 Oh, yeah, I just, you know, I don't know for some reason, 17:37 I just didn't question anything. 17:38 Yeah. Yeah. 17:40 It was just, you know, we got to do it. 17:41 Yeah. Amen. 17:43 When God calls you got to go. 17:45 You got to go. 17:46 And so you made the transition 17:47 into the health and wellness area. 17:50 So now you had cooking classes. 17:52 Cooking classes. 17:54 We began helping people with 17:56 as we look through the surveys of our cooking school, 17:59 we noticed that a lot people were having lifestyle diseases, 18:01 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol. 18:04 And so while the food is a great remedy 18:08 to some of these issues, 18:10 people needed even more direct attention. 18:12 Got you. 18:14 So we began having health consultations with people, 18:16 private health consultations 18:17 to truly, really help them on this journey. 18:19 Yes. 18:21 And so, it was a blessing, 18:23 just being able to work with people one on one. 18:25 Yeah. 18:27 And so that that hands on type of experience, 18:31 you know, so these weren't hereditary. 18:34 These were kind of like 18:35 self-inflicted health problems... 18:37 Most of the time. 18:38 Due to diet and lack of exercise 18:40 and all of that stuff, huh. 18:42 Huh-huh. Yeah. 18:43 Okay, so what, when they go to the cooking class, 18:47 you know, are they cooking too? 18:49 Or are they just watching you cook 18:51 or what's going on? 18:53 Oh, they're cooking as well. 18:55 They're cooking, you know, 18:57 if you burn things we'll work it out. 19:00 But you're cooking. 19:01 You're cooking but it's also with instruction. 19:03 Got you. 19:05 And so, we think that being practical 19:07 and hands on helps you when you get back home. 19:10 And so, you know how to duplicate 19:12 what you did in the cooking school. 19:14 Okay. 19:16 So we looked at Jesus' model, how He was so practical, 19:18 so hands on. 19:20 And our thought process was, "Well, if Jesus was here, 19:22 how would He do it?" 19:24 And so we brought it to our ASI family, 19:27 who were really instrumental, so much support and mentorship 19:33 even really insight on how this would look 19:35 how we can practically set this up. 19:37 And we work with a lot of ministries, 19:39 local ministries in New York City too 19:42 that are involved in health evangelism 19:44 to kind of move this project forward. 19:46 And so we would have Heidi's Health Kitchen come in, 19:49 had Vegan Nest come in, 19:51 we had friends from Pulse Cafe come in. 19:54 And we have people all over 19:55 really chipping into reach the community. 19:57 Yeah. Yeah. I love that. 19:59 Because it wasn't like, 20:01 "Oh, this is, you know, my ministry." 20:03 This is, no, you're trying to reach souls for the kingdom. 20:06 That's it. 20:08 And so, you putting your heads together 20:09 coming together and driving the mission forward. 20:13 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 20:14 So we feel that there's strength in numbers 20:16 and if we tap into that we can have great success. 20:19 Yes, yes. 20:21 So okay, so when somebody comes to you 20:23 what type of questions do you get 20:26 or what type of issues do people present to you 20:29 like high blood pressure, diabetes? 20:32 Yeah. 20:34 High blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. 20:36 Those are probably the top three. 20:37 Top three. Okay. 20:39 And then we do have some heart issues in there as well. 20:41 Okay. 20:42 And mainly these heart issues come as a result of stress. 20:46 Diet does play a role but New York City, high stress. 20:50 Yeah. Yeah, I believe it. 20:53 There's a lot of hustle and bustle 20:54 and the cost of living is high. 20:57 It's high. 20:58 And so people need to be able to de-stress. 21:01 And a lot of that comes 21:02 with just having connection with God. 21:04 Yes. 21:05 And so we in the cooking school 21:07 and in the wellness consultations that we have, 21:09 we stress to the utmost degree, 21:12 that it's deeper than just food. 21:15 It's deeper than exercise. 21:17 It's deeper than rest. 21:20 It's a connection with God. 21:21 And once people grasp that concept, it goes far, 21:26 at least in their minds. 21:27 Yeah, yeah. 21:28 And so how do people spread the word, 21:31 like how has your cooking school 21:34 and all that stuff cooking classes grown? 21:38 It's grown tremendously. 21:39 I mean, Facebook has been great. 21:41 Any social medias for sure. 21:44 It's pivotal. 21:46 You meet people on social media that you wouldn't normally be. 21:50 Obviously, we wouldn't, we wouldn't have met. 21:54 And so that helps a lot. 21:58 Church member's always so support. 22:01 It's always a blessing, 22:03 not just our own church members, 22:04 but church members just in Brooklyn 22:07 and maybe the five boroughs, they come along. 22:11 We also had a student who came, 22:15 and he was sharing it with his co-workers. 22:17 Okay. 22:18 And he happened to work at Fox 5. 22:21 And so we weren't too sure where this would end up. 22:25 So he said, "Do you mind 22:26 if I share this with my friends?" 22:28 And coming off of an experience with the bus 22:30 where in a year we will see at least a million riders. 22:34 So over the span of the cycle of the bus, 22:37 we saw over three and a half million people 22:41 coming on this bus. 22:43 Three and half million! 22:44 So we were thinking, 22:45 "Lord, how can we duplicate this level of reach, 22:48 if we're just having cooking classes." 22:50 And God was trying to get to us 22:51 that it's not so much about quantity 22:53 as it is about quality because in the cooking school, 22:56 we have more time to spend one on one on each person. 23:00 And so he told his friends at Fox. 23:02 And he said, "Well, do you mind 23:04 if they come with me to the next class?" 23:06 We said, "Sure. 23:07 We have space, bring them over." 23:09 And so he comes over the next cooking class that we have. 23:13 And they come with a crew of cameras, 23:15 and we were just surprised. 23:18 Wow. We couldn't believe it. 23:19 Yeah. 23:20 And so they did... 23:22 They ran a piece on us. 23:24 We got a lot of responses from that. 23:27 And we just showed how God can take 23:29 just one instance and magnify that. 23:31 So that so many more people can be blessed 23:33 by just hearing His Word. 23:35 Yeah. 23:36 And it's so important 23:37 that you always put your best foot forward 23:39 especially when you're working for God. 23:40 And, you know, putting that best foot for 23:42 you don't know who's in the audience, 23:44 you don't know who you're gonna meet. 23:46 This guy worked at Fox. 23:47 We had no idea. 23:49 And then, now I'm sure 23:51 that helped propel the ministry as well. 23:54 What are some of the challenges that you faced in ministry? 23:57 And either one of you can kind of pick this up. 24:00 I think for me, 24:02 for us it's been initially was time management. 24:06 Just understanding that God has given us time 24:09 for us to be stewards of. 24:10 And it's how we spend that time 24:12 that gives glory to Him as well. 24:14 I think a lot of the times we were spending in ministry, 24:17 we weren't as tapped into God as we could have been. 24:19 Yeah. 24:21 And it doesn't matter how much service you're doing. 24:23 It doesn't matter 24:25 how many people you're able to reach. 24:27 If you're connected with God yourself, 24:29 then you're wasting your time. 24:31 Yeah. 24:32 And so we met that challenge head on 24:33 by making sure that we separate from our daily schedule times 24:38 to spend with God, 24:40 personally, as well as collectively, 24:42 just because we only could be as effective as the time 24:45 that we spend with God. 24:46 Yeah, I like that because it is so important to plug in, 24:50 you know, to the source. 24:52 It's like, you know, you're driving around, 24:54 you're giving everybody else gas, 24:56 you're putting gas in everybody else's car. 24:58 You're just driving around, driving around, driving around, 25:01 you don't take time to put any gas in yours 25:03 and your tank is on E. 25:05 And you just run out, 25:07 you know, so crucial to plug in. 25:10 I like that. 25:12 Then there'll be people that, 25:13 you know, say, "But, Lord, I prophesied in your name." 25:16 Yeah, yeah. Depart from me. 25:18 I never knew you, like, 25:20 "Man, I would hate to hear those words." 25:23 I think for us it was also, 25:26 you know, people boxing us in with just the bus ministry. 25:30 Yes. 25:31 You know, God blessed us with the bus 25:33 and that was wonderful. 25:36 But as He moved us to another sector of ministry, 25:40 it was hard to or hard for a lot of people, 25:44 even ourselves to kind of let that part of it go. 25:46 Yeah. 25:48 And, you know, God is limitless. 25:50 And so we need to not give Him limitations 25:54 on our own finite minds. 25:56 Absolutely. 25:58 Absolutely. 25:59 And you said it right there like, 26:01 you know, people confined you to one thing, 26:04 but God has many different ways 26:07 that He can reach people and all of that. 26:09 So, yeah, that's beautiful. 26:11 What are some of your needs? 26:13 We definitely need prayer. 26:15 Okay. 26:16 We need prayer. We need prayer. Yes. 26:18 We just feel without us being able to have that support 26:23 when people are earnestly praying for us 26:25 and praying for the ministry at large. 26:29 Where we can only go so far. 26:31 And again, like we said, 26:32 we've seen firsthand strength in numbers. 26:35 Yeah. 26:36 So we definitely need prayer. 26:39 And I know that you told me before, 26:41 you know, when we were talking previously, 26:44 you told me, you know, we need prayer, we need prayer. 26:47 But I'm hoping that, 26:48 you know, some people will support you 26:49 financially as well 26:51 because it's not free to have ministry, 26:54 to run a ministry and all that stuff. 26:56 So I hope that some of our viewers 26:58 will support you financially as well. 27:01 I can't believe we're running low on time. 27:03 I want to put up your address so that people know 27:06 how to get in touch with you. 27:08 And why don't you read that for us? 27:10 So our address is 150 South Portland Avenue, 27:14 it's in Brooklyn, New York 11217. 27:17 You can give us a call at (347) 779-7628. 27:22 And you can reach us on our website, 27:24 The7thScroll.org. 27:26 That's a number 7thScroll.org 27:29 or you can email us at info@The7thScroll.org. 27:33 Wow. 27:34 Yeah, and we definitely want those prayers ascending. 27:37 Please, please, please. 27:39 Yes, yeah. 27:40 And do you guys ever look for volunteers or...? 27:43 Yes. 27:44 So that probably the second most important need, 27:47 workers, people who are interested 27:49 in reaching souls for the kingdom. 27:51 Absolutely. 27:52 And who are able to give up their time. 27:55 Absolutely. 27:56 Thank you so much for coming on and sharing. 27:58 Thank you so much. 28:00 And thank you. 28:01 Well, we've reached the end of another program. 28:03 Thanks for tuning in. 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